The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing an uncertain future in the Southwest of Nigeria, especially with the on-going romance between Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, who is the leader of the party in the region, and President Bola Tinubu, of APC, and also from the region. It was such romance that ensured the victory of both parties in the state, PDP in the state election, and APC in the federal.
From 2003, the PDP had been a formidable party in the region, when it first controlled the centre, with former president Obasanjo, who is from the South west, in the saddle. In 1999, the Advance for Democracy, AD, had swept the zone, but lost it to PDP in 2003, with the exception of Lagos.
